Business Admin students boycott class from today

The programme was announced in the presence of about 100 students, including female ones, at a press conference at the Jahangirnagar University Journalists Association office yesterday.

The students announced that they would stage a sit-in in front of the social science faculty today demanding exemplary punishment to and removal of the teacher.

They also vowed to enforce tougher programme if their demand is not met by Monday.

The students alleged that Tanvir Ahmad Siddique, a newly appointed lecturer of the department, did 'indecent behaviour with the female students on different occasions.

The agitating students submitted written complaints to the chairman of the department, proctor, dean of social science faculty, registrar and president of Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association (Juta) yesterday demanding punishment to the teacher.

"A teacher should behave like a teacher. As I do not exactly know about the allegations against me, I can not make any comment at this moment," said Tanvir Ahmad Siddique.

Chowdhury Golam Kibria, chairman of the department, said "We have convened a departmental meeting today to take decision in this regard."

"If the allegations are proved to be correctly, the offender, whoever he is, will be punished," said proctor Prof Sayed Kamrul Ahsan.